Allegiant pilots question airline's safetyPilots for Allegiant Air are raising new concerns about the safety of the company's planes. The pilot's union has sent the airline's board of directors a letter, outlining its concerns. In part, it says: "As you know, the pilots at Allegiant Air have concerns about the company's bare minimum approach to maintenance and operation of the airline."

As you can see, people around the world are beginning to see and acknowledge the obvious: There will never be enough money for nuclear plant decommissioning and waste disposal. It's going to be a global disaster. -- RF

Though somewhat different from the gift economy, which I mentioned a short time ago, this is an excellent idea. It can be the basis of mutually supportive communities, which are essential for surviving — and thriving — in the turbulent world opening up before us. -- RF

## Propaganda ##Explaining the Ukraine CrisisSpurred on by neocons and liberal war hawks, the Obama administration lurches toward a dangerous escalation of tensions with nuclear-armed Russia, while the American people are again fed a steady diet of propaganda – that is challenged by a new book on the Ukraine crisis.

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##Canada's hospitals need $160 billion in replacement funding: reportCanada's hospitals are increasingly in disrepair and will pose an ever-greater threat to quality of care unless they are placed on the same footing as highways, bridges and ports in terms of infrastructure spending, according to a HealthCareCAN study conducted for the National Health Leadership Conference.Rural Roads in DisrepairAs Congress struggles with the issue of funding the nation's transportation needs, a new report reveals that rural communities in America are the victims of aging infrastructure.